The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-17

that was not competent, and the exclusion of
evidence for the defendant that was competent.
and taking exception to the ruling s OF 1uage
ing. 1T it is refused an appeal to the supreme
Court will follow.
DO TEN HOURS MAKE DAYS Work.
suit to decide whether or not ten hours con-
stitute days work, and whether man. if he
is compelled to work more hours. can collect for
the extra time, has been fled in Squire Smock's
court Tho plaintiff is Jacob Wallace. an en-
ploye of the Pennsylvania Railroad Comp
He states that for 1872 days he has worked eleven
hours each day, and asks Judgment for 1892 AS
additional pay for the extra hours work each
day. The case has been set for trial next Thurs
day.
SENTENCED FIVE MONTHS IN JAIL.
The trial OF John Mcnamara in the Criminal
Court the charge of assaulting Thomas Bag
Ian with intent TO kill him. was concluded yes
terday morning, and at o'clock last evening
the jury returned verdict of guilty, and fixed
his punishment at five mon tbs imprisonment IN
the county Jail Some of the jury favored ac-
quital on account of the boys age and his pre-
vious good record, but those who favored pun
ish-nent could not be induced to change their
mind.
ATTACHMENT OF INDICTED PRISONERS
The Jail prisoners indicted by the grand jury
and those arrested yesterday were arraigned in
the Criminal Court yesterday afternoon. They
all entered pleas of not guilty, except James
ishment will be fixed to-day The three per-
sons arrested yesterday on grand jury warrants
were James Howard, charged with embeZzlinE
&c. Charles Steadmau. charged with stealing
poultry from Budd's establishment. and Frank
Hoffman. charged with stealing small amount
of goods from a store on Massachusetts avenue.
DAMAGES ASKED FOR BOYS INJURIES.
The city of Indianapolis and Enos Hege and
Charles E. Shower, contractors on the Illinois
street tunnel have been made the defendants in
suit for s.. 900 by David Wetzger. on account
of personal injuries his own son Joseph received
two weeks ago by falling into the unfinished
tunnel after night 1t is charged that no lights
were put out TO warn pedestrians of the dan
gerous condition OF the sidewalk, and that
through no fault OF his own the boy walked into
the excavation, receiving injuries that necessi-
tated the expenditures of $500 for the employ
ment of a physician.
SUIT AGAINST THE sTREET-RAILwAY COMPANY.
The suit for damages brought against the
Citizens Street-railway Company By Probate
Clerk George Buskirk. for the whipping of his
young son by the driver of Illinois-street car,
was tried 10 Judge Taylor's room yesterday, and
submitted to the jury. The boy, after paying
his fare, passed to the rear platform and, the
driver seeing him there and supposng he had
not paid his fare, slipped back and whipped him
until he had to be removed homo by friends
The driver was Immediately discharged by the
company, and did not appear witness in the
case. The amount demanded by Mr.. Buskirk is
S., 900.
''BUcKET-sHoP's" CREDITORS IN COURT.
Severa, of the smaller creditors OF the firm Of
T. j. Hodgen & Co.. brokers, having coz
test in Squire Shocks court for money owing
them by the embarrassed firm. The day the as
signment of the firm made 10 Louisville,
Royal Hammer attached the personal property
of the firm here for & small debt. The follow
ing day Smith Ferguson also had writ of at
tachment served, and the next day a third per-
had writ served. The justice rendered
judgment the wrts, and after he had done so
the transcript OF the assig nment was filed with
the county recorder here. The attorneys for
the assigned firm came in and asked that the
judgments be set aside, because they had been
rendered after the assignment had been filed in
Louisville. This the justice refused to do be-
cause at the time he rendered the judgments he
had no knowledge of the assignment at Louis
vile. The assigned firm is preparing to
bring proceedings against the justice and the
c0nstables for the replevin of the property.